eye-catcher
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of eye-catcher
First recorded in 1920–25
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"It was my intention to put it down as an eye-catcher."
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
The eye-catcher is that 140-square-foot display capable of showing 16 different video feeds at once on the front wall, while multiple video stations line each side of the room.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
Above that eye-catcher, however, is the performance from Eve Best, a quiet yet forceful presence all season long.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2022
But what makes it an eye-catcher is that the pictured iPhone is clearly in the hand of a Black man, RaMell Ross.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
But the real eye-catcher was the dome overhead.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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